There was a thread about this last night. I had the same questions in mind. I understand storing her furniture and clothes. It’s too painful to sort through a loved ones possessions. But why did the family put her medals and other precious things in a storage bin? Why weren’t they displayed or at least kept in a safe place? Why are they all of a sudden four years later in a lather?
The good news is the family gets her things returned. I hope they cherish them and care for them. I hope they reimburse the storage unit owner for the free storage they received. He’s probably a small businessman who has to pay franchise fees every month to keep his business open. And I hope they reimburse the man who stored their things rent free for four years.
The Chicago Sun Times loves to excite class rivalry - tenants against landlords, mortgagors against mortgagees, defaulters against storage bin owners, evil businessman against family of fallen soldier.
If my daughter or spouse had died I guarantee you their medals and dog tags would never be in a storage bin - much less an abandoned one.
Folks grieve in different ways. A lady I know maintained a picture and flower display of her daughter at her grave site from the day of her daughter's burial until the the day she died.
Other folks I know, never visit the graves of their loved ones.
Maybe the reminder of the medals and flag were too much for him. Either way, he kept up the rent until the situation changed for him.
Come back after you read post #14